Things we didn't see on Teevee
Cole was predictably on the receiving end of some abuse, he responded by pointing at the gold champions badge on his sleeve. Fair enough, you give a little, you get a little. As the players trudged off for half time, Chelsea`s classlessness in their employees was elucidated by the same announcer, in announcing Liverpool`s home loss to Blackpool, he followed up the score line by inviting the home crowd to cheer the news that "AND Fernando Torres got injured!" He would not announce the Manchester City result because, in his own words, "who cares about them?" With John Terry as captain and Roman Abramovic as owner, it`s not hard to see why Chelsea find etiquette and dignity such alien concepts to exercise. Chelsea always introduce a half time guest of honour. Yesterday, it was 1995 Player of the Year Erland Johnsen." Which drew two distinct responses from the Arsenal fans, the first being, "He was here when you were s**t." The second, upon seeing the general air of ignorance from the home support was, "You`ve never seen him before." The lack of any sort of reaction from the home fans was instructive that, for large sections of the crowd, that was no exaggeration.
- Little Dutch , VitalArsenal .